Mississippi honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis today. The Magnolia State isn't the only one to honor him with a state holiday or local celebration, but it is the only one to combine it with ...

A Mississippi community college has announced that it renamed one of its campuses that previously honored Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College President Mary ...

Think your office furniture is old? The U.S. Senate is still using desks made 200 years ago. A Mississippi senator is still using the one that Jefferson Davis sat at before becoming president of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Jefferson Davis: Politics and ...

An elementary school in Mississippi is switching out the president of the Confederacy for the first black president. Davis Elementary School in Jackson will be renamed Barack Obama Elementary School ...

In 2017, investigators with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics discovered over 20,000 marijuana plants growing in Jefferson Davis County. The raid on the grow facilities uncovered an elaborate setup ...

Mississippi observes Jefferson Davis' birthday, combined with Memorial Day, as a state holiday. This is one of three Confederate holidays observed in Mississippi, including Robert E. Lee/MLK Day and ...